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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

233 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 12

A Warning to Motor Truck Users

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 4

Motor Arms have lately realised the necessity and benefit of educating their customers who purchase commercial vehicles in the proper…

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Motor Notes What to Pay for a Used Car ?

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 4

A variety of factors have caused in a great many centres in Australia quite a glut of cars in the secondhand market, whilst almost…

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Shire Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

Sir,—The time is now ripe to ask the Shire Council when do they expect to give up this useless waste of the ratepayers money by putting in…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY Thursday, 4 p.m. Motor Buses in City

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

It is possible that the State Government will authorise the Railway Commissioners to run motor buses within the city. The Government…

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Reaching Canberra New Railway Line Proposed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

A proposal was put before the Minister for Works (Mr. Flannery) yesterday morning by a large and representative deputation, suggesting a…

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Proposed Motor-Cycle Club for Queanbeyan-Canberra

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 3

In view of the large number of motor cyclists in the Federal Territory and town of Queanbeyan, a move is to be made shortly regarding the formation…

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Motor Notes Reviving the Ford Magnets

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

Every Ford owner learns sooner or later that the degree of magnetism in the permanent magnets of the magneto has a very big influence on…

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Main Roads Board Justifies Its Existence

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 1

At the time of its establishment there were not wanting those who regarded the Main Roads Board with a certain amount of pessimism. They…

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Motor Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 3

On Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, Oswald Swan was driving a motor car from Queanbeyan to Bungendore with a load of passengers. While crossing…

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Shire Roads Engineer Recommends More Road Plant

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 6

At Thursday's meeting of the Shire Council the engineer's (Mr. Macfarlane) report for the month of July was read as follows:—…

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Petrol Consumption for Motor Cyclists

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

In order to stimualte interest in motor cycling, a petrol consumption test will be held on Sunday morning, 16th August, which will be open to…

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Runaway Motor Lorry Four Injured in Capsize

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

In a creek off the road on Bungendore Hill, nearly a mile and a half from Queanbeyan, lies a Ford motor lorry, mute evidence of a sensational…

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An Ambitious Bridge

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

The American authorities spare neither pains nor money in putting their lines of communication in good order; but the new bridge at Tampa,…

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Profits From Motor Transport

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

Australia provides many encouraging examples of cases in which motor transport have been introduced in the face of many disadvantages and…

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Motor Notes Judging the Oil

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

When motorists have become accustomed to using one particular brand of oil from a reputable house and one which has proved suitable…

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Motor Cycle Club

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 3

The proposal to form a strong Motor Cycle Club is being enthusiastically received by those interested, and a meeting will be held during the…

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Runaway Motor Lorry Four Injured in Capsize

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 2

In a creek off the road on Bungendore Hill, nearly a mile and a half from Queanbeyan, lies a Ford motor lorry, mute evidence of a sensational…

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Motor Trucks Help Business

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 4

How closely motor truck transportation is woven into industrial life and the tremendous strides this form of transport has made the last few…

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Proposed Canberra Railway

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 2

In reference to the proposed Canberra railway, Mr. Parker Maloney, M.H.R., has written to Mr. E. Johnston, secretary of the Wagga F.S.A.,…

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Federal Grant for Roads Increase Likely

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

The Commonwealth Parliament will very shortly have to settle the amount of money it proposes to contribute for next year towards improving…

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